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to educate them. so i think we have to continue to ask our senators and insist our representatives and others do the same, because we have not had a lot of attention paid to education except in the state of the union the message the president paid a lot of attention to it. but we have to get our local people also not only in terms of the money, but what will be taught in schools, because a lot of the ignorance that we see is from people who didn't get very much schooling themselves or got the wrong kind of schooling. >> i have to ask the group this as well when it comes to education we have seen this battle and we got the folks kicked off at the new teacher film coming out this weekend. we saw what happened in chicago in terms of the teachers' strike which cracked me up. i am the stand that logic. but also, it's interesting you have groups like student first. they say how can you be aligning with corporate reform, and the argument making is i believe the problem in this whole conversation is the being
to educate them. so i think we have to continue to ask our senators and insist our representatives and others do the same, because we have not had a lot of attention paid to education except in the state of the union the message the president paid a lot of attention to it. but we have to get our local people also not only in terms of the money, but what will be taught in schools, because a lot of the ignorance that we see is from people who didn't get very much schooling themselves or got the...
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i am a graduate student and i study education. i have been following this story since i started in 2008. i have seen this happen in the contribution is so encouraging. it is really fortunate, the story of rescue and the happy ending, which we are really happy about. my question is what would've been the consequence is felt by the community, the teachers, staff, and students? >> i happened to have been at the high school. the legacy of ronald reagan, i can look out here right now and probably, so many people here tonight have graduated from reagan or will see this show or stay in constant contact. in the spring, we brought back alumni from each decade. we have people that love reagan. for our kids, it would've meant leaving their neighborhood school, a school where that is their home. that is where their voices are heard and where i listen to them and we do what needs to be done. kids have a voice in our school. for our teachers, it would have meant having to find another job, go somewhere else, start again, the new focus, but for
i am a graduate student and i study education. i have been following this story since i started in 2008. i have seen this happen in the contribution is so encouraging. it is really fortunate, the story of rescue and the happy ending, which we are really happy about. my question is what would've been the consequence is felt by the community, the teachers, staff, and students? >> i happened to have been at the high school. the legacy of ronald reagan, i can look out here right now and...
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managing to out perform and outclass those of high birth and formal education. throughout her career she was honored with the middle, from america and france. but her coup de grace came in 1959 when queen elizabeth awarded her game commander of the british empire for her contribution to 20th century literature. now, how do we account for the success of these two women? pure raw intelligence and drive, certainly, but there were other smart and ambitious women. what distinguished thompson and west was their courage to jettison the constraints of the past, break the rules and forge a path for women in journalism and literature at a time of great political upheaval. their influence was of perception, character, drive, and the guts to speak truth to power, at a time that was cataclysmic in world history. in short, they felt an overriding sense of historical mission, and were willing to do everything to make their voices heard. but there was a danger in their ambition, a dark side, which is exactly why i named my book "dangerous ambition." it was certainly heroic, but
managing to out perform and outclass those of high birth and formal education. throughout her career she was honored with the middle, from america and france. but her coup de grace came in 1959 when queen elizabeth awarded her game commander of the british empire for her contribution to 20th century literature. now, how do we account for the success of these two women? pure raw intelligence and drive, certainly, but there were other smart and ambitious women. what distinguished thompson and...
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she discussed the new fda initiative to educate consumers, called bsafe our ex. this conference was hosted by the partnership for safe medicine. the fda commissioner's remarks are 20 minutes. >> thank you. it's really a pleasure to be here once again with the partnership for safe medicines. this is a really important topic to me personally and professionally, and really given our shared shared commitment to make our nation drug supply safe, effective, secure and high quality as possible, the work with a partnership is very, very meaningful to us. they have been an important and reliable ally for fda, and we so value the work of the partnership. given the enormity of the challenge in front of us to protect the american people from contaminated counterfeit, substandard and other unsafe drugs at a time when the marketplace is global, when the speed of communications is near instantaneous and the money to be made through deception and fraud, it seems almost -- almost limitless. our goal is to make our already strong partnership even stronger and more effective. i'm a
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>> is not a game whether people have education nor not or cannot of poverty is not a game. the top says disparage the president the other says tom coburn and shows to she is representing today. >>host: talking about the cover of "reason" magazine talking about other topics in the election preview issue. >>guest: the caller is looking at the statistical argument that the stakes are so high even if it is small it is worth it for me to vote. as i appeal to the mathematics i encourage him to read the piece and think about the numbers particularly at the presidential level. even with the election is very, very close usually by election day it is by a few points if there is any significant gap your choice plummets further. mistakes cannot be high enough to make it worthwhile for you to vote. if you want to signify solidarity that he is not an elitist and doesn't everybody else does by would urge him to reconsider the act that is expressive to understand this is not the same going into a restaurant ordering a a hot dog or hamburger. elections are not like that. i encourage you to
>> is not a game whether people have education nor not or cannot of poverty is not a game. the top says disparage the president the other says tom coburn and shows to she is representing today. >>host: talking about the cover of "reason" magazine talking about other topics in the election preview issue. >>guest: the caller is looking at the statistical argument that the stakes are so high even if it is small it is worth it for me to vote. as i appeal to the...
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he oversaw major tax and health care reform and also major improvements in public education. following his service as governor he was appointed by president obama as the ambassador to china in 2009. he left that position to run for president and gained tremendous respect for his forthright discussion of important policy challenges. this fall, governor huntsman actually joined the brookings institution as a distinguished fellow, so we are pleased to call in our colleague. bart gordon is a practicing attorney and partner at k&l gates and also a distinguished fellow at the council on competitiveness. bard is a former u.s. representative from the state of tennessee. he served in congress for 26 years from 2007-2010 he served as chairman of the house committee on science and technology. bard is working with the brookings institution to improve public sector leadership as part of our new initiative on improving leadership and management. bill kristol is the editor of "the weekly standard," which he cofounded in 1995. prior to starting that he led the project for the republican futu
he oversaw major tax and health care reform and also major improvements in public education. following his service as governor he was appointed by president obama as the ambassador to china in 2009. he left that position to run for president and gained tremendous respect for his forthright discussion of important policy challenges. this fall, governor huntsman actually joined the brookings institution as a distinguished fellow, so we are pleased to call in our colleague. bart gordon is a...
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we need not more education, but better education. >>>> guest: we have a lot to say about education in that used to be us, but one point, really, i think is overarching. there's an old saying in military affairs that war is too important to be left to the generals. well, similarly, education is too important to be left to the teachers. i say that not because teacher are unimportant. i'm a teacher myself. i'd never say that. what we emphasize in "that used to be us" is education is a national responsibility. it's not a question of reforming this or that practice. all of us have to take ownership in and responsibility for our educational system. it's not just teachers. it's community leaders, politicians, parents, and it's students themselves no matter how stress they feel in order to thrive in the world of the 21st century, the world defined by the merger of globalization and the i.t. revolution, they have to workheartedder. education is a national issue, a national responsibility, and there's nothing more important. >> host: who are one of the individuals you single out when it comes t
we need not more education, but better education. >>>> guest: we have a lot to say about education in that used to be us, but one point, really, i think is overarching. there's an old saying in military affairs that war is too important to be left to the generals. well, similarly, education is too important to be left to the teachers. i say that not because teacher are unimportant. i'm a teacher myself. i'd never say that. what we emphasize in "that used to be us" is...
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on the topic of education, how don't they teach civics anymore? i find that everyone in my generation doesn't understand how the government works and that does a pilot to why people don't vote. just last week i was at a conference that is a model congress and explained how bills are passed and really educated me on what i knew and when you elect someone what they are supposed to do. how come they don't teach that in school anymore? >> excellent question. it's the same people that don't understand libor, their kids don't understand the difference between the house and senate and help the bill becomes law. clawback [applause] >> is there a nonfiction author of book you'd like to see featured on booktv?bu, send us an e-mail of booktv at c-span.org. or tweed as at twitter.com/booktv. l> "eminent outlaws" is thethea iook. "eminent outlaws: the gay writers who changed america."tho the author joins us on our set at the mall. christopher bram is the author.a christopher braum, what is gay writers?ction and >> writing about gay men andac women with a user
on the topic of education, how don't they teach civics anymore? i find that everyone in my generation doesn't understand how the government works and that does a pilot to why people don't vote. just last week i was at a conference that is a model congress and explained how bills are passed and really educated me on what i knew and when you elect someone what they are supposed to do. how come they don't teach that in school anymore? >> excellent question. it's the same people that don't...
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education free storage free. range free . three stooges free. food free broadcast videos for your media projects free media john darche dot com. there are those who desperately need it to survive. this story on who is the time to the movies to choose their own building in the su so this addresses the prize the rights of the two for. new clothes and. those who don't get their share of the trade. goodbye do. or die forty countries you know and don't last but more to. nobody. from the. seats. no one can live without it's one of the largest banks in the world. lot of. arteries. welcome back before the break we were talking political uncertainty now let's take a look at the data showing that you get all the guns certainty is certainly upon us let's take a look at the slew of bad data that came out today for europe all recap for you manufacturing in europe thought the worst quarter in three years this is according to p.m.i. data france particularly was lousy unemployment went up to a record eleven point four percent inflation also came in higher than
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so it was universal primary education, the factory of the universal secondary education and it was universal post secondary education to the extent that we could do that. we have the world's best infrastructure, bandwidth etc. then we had the world's most open and the sentry half century to increase the most energetic and talented around the world to start 40% of the new countries in silicon valley and the best rules for the capitol formation to prevent the recklessness and incentivize risk-taking. and last we had the most government funded research to push the boundaries of science and technology so our best innovators and the entrepreneurs could pluck them and start these companies. if you think about that is a formula for success, and education we now -- well, roughly 30% of high school students drop out of high school. we used to lead the world in college graduates coming out of high school. we no longer do that. on infrastructure, according to the american society of civil engineers we are now $2 trillion in deficit in terms of infrastructure. immigration we have a policy to get a great
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so as an educator of 36 years, this is of concern to me. i will be a champion for education. my education plan also calls for money from rich to the top -- raced to the top to go to funding teacher education programs in small colleges like this one that would help college students actually learn what it is to teach in small towns, and am really proud of that as well katie thank you. [applause] we have another question from the student body. this is northwestern jr. what is your question? >> as a huge supporter of the second amendment i am curious what your position on gun control is especially in light of the many shootings that have occurred since the horror, colorado tragedy. two is responsible and what can be done to ensure a safer america with fewer murders? moderator: the question is answered first tonight by christie vilsack. christie: i believe in the second amendment. i come from a family where hunting is very, very important, and i think it is part of our culture to pass down those traditions from one generation to the next. i also think i am the kind of person who w
so as an educator of 36 years, this is of concern to me. i will be a champion for education. my education plan also calls for money from rich to the top -- raced to the top to go to funding teacher education programs in small colleges like this one that would help college students actually learn what it is to teach in small towns, and am really proud of that as well katie thank you. [applause] we have another question from the student body. this is northwestern jr. what is your question?...
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strong educational program. i want to make sure that we build on what we have already done in innovation with renewable fuels and i want to make sure that we build the connections that we need that we finish highway 20 in short rail and that we make sure we connect every town and for college, every community in the state with high-speed internet and broadband. you know my dad always said if the farmers are doing well we are all doing well and that is just as true today as it was when he was saying it in the 1950's. but, today i want to dedicate this debate to the farmers of this district especially the young farmers. i've been talking to a lot of them recently, and there are young farmers who worry about the farm bill because they no longer will have opportunity for the young program. there are leaders worried about the pell grant and worried about conservation. >> moderator: commerce and king. king: thank you for hosting this. this is the place i really wanted to come for the date and i appreciate the atmospher
strong educational program. i want to make sure that we build on what we have already done in innovation with renewable fuels and i want to make sure that we build the connections that we need that we finish highway 20 in short rail and that we make sure we connect every town and for college, every community in the state with high-speed internet and broadband. you know my dad always said if the farmers are doing well we are all doing well and that is just as true today as it was when he was...
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these tax cuts also are explorations of things that affect tax credits for businesses student loan and education benefits along with enhanced earned income tax credit and the capital gains tax so this is more complicated than just a few bullet points now lawmakers. they can either do nothing and run us off the fiscal cliff at the beginning of two thousand and thirteen or they can cancel some or all of the scheduled tax increases and spending cuts and add in the deficit but we know how good washington is being at bennett compromise lately so let's look at what we're looking at in terms of possible incomes now you know we're leery of projection so bear with me here is who has crunched the numbers the cvo says a middle ground solution extending the bush era tax cuts canceling the automatic spending cuts but allowing payroll tax cuts and unemployment extension to expire when not make a big difference growth or real g.d.p. in two thousand and thirteen would be around two point one percent which is more than we're clocking in now if on the other hand nothing is done in the u.s. goes off the fiscal cli
these tax cuts also are explorations of things that affect tax credits for businesses student loan and education benefits along with enhanced earned income tax credit and the capital gains tax so this is more complicated than just a few bullet points now lawmakers. they can either do nothing and run us off the fiscal cliff at the beginning of two thousand and thirteen or they can cancel some or all of the scheduled tax increases and spending cuts and add in the deficit but we know how good...
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i will just know first education. i agree education is key, particular the future of our economy, the training programs are now 47 house and federal government reporting to a different agencies. overhead is overwhelming. we've got to get those dollars back to the states and go to the workers so they can create their own pathways to get the training they need for jobs that will really help them. the second area, taxation. we agree we have to bring the tax rates down. i agree for corporations and individuals. but in order to not lose revenue, have a government run out of money, i also lower deductions and credits and exemptions which he taken the same money would also account for growth. the third area, energy. energy is critical in the president pointed out correctly that production of oil and gas in the u.s. is up, but not due to his policies. despite of his policies. mr. president, all the increase in natural gas and oil has happened on private land, not on government land. on government land, your administration has
i will just know first education. i agree education is key, particular the future of our economy, the training programs are now 47 house and federal government reporting to a different agencies. overhead is overwhelming. we've got to get those dollars back to the states and go to the workers so they can create their own pathways to get the training they need for jobs that will really help them. the second area, taxation. we agree we have to bring the tax rates down. i agree for corporations and...
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these tax cuts also are explorations of things that affect tax credits for businesses student loan and education benefits along with enhanced earned income tax credit and the capital gains tax so this is more complicated than just a few bullet points now lawmakers. they can either do nothing and run us off the fiscal cliff at the beginning of two thousand and thirteen or they can cancel some or all of the scheduled tax increases and spending cuts and add the deficit but we know how good washington is being at bennett compromise lately so let's look at what we're looking at in terms of possible incomes now you know we're leery of projection so bear with me here is who has crunched the numbers the cvo says a middle ground solution extending the bush era tax cuts canceling the automatic spending cuts but allowing payroll tax cuts and unemployment extension to expire when not make a big difference growth a real g.d.p. in two thousand and thirteen would be around two point one percent which is more than work locking in now if on the other hand nothing is done in the u.s. goes off the fiscal cliff blo
these tax cuts also are explorations of things that affect tax credits for businesses student loan and education benefits along with enhanced earned income tax credit and the capital gains tax so this is more complicated than just a few bullet points now lawmakers. they can either do nothing and run us off the fiscal cliff at the beginning of two thousand and thirteen or they can cancel some or all of the scheduled tax increases and spending cuts and add the deficit but we know how good...
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these tax cuts also are explorations of things that affect tax credits for businesses student loan and education benefits along with enhanced earned income tax credit and the capital gains tax so this is more complicated than just a few bullet points now lawmakers they can either. or do nothing and run us off the fiscal cliff at the beginning of two thousand and thirteen or they can cancel some or all of the scheduled tax increases and spending cuts and out of the deficit but we know how good washington is being at bennett compromise lately so let's look at what we're looking at in terms of possible incomes now you know we're leery of projections so bear with me here is who has crunched the numbers the cvo says a middle ground solution extending the bush era tax cuts canceling not a magic spending cuts but allowing payroll tax cuts and unemployment extension to expire when not make a big difference growth or real g.d.p. in two thousand and thirteen would be around two point one percent which is more than we're clock in and now it's on the other hand nothing is done in the u.s. goes off the fisca
these tax cuts also are explorations of things that affect tax credits for businesses student loan and education benefits along with enhanced earned income tax credit and the capital gains tax so this is more complicated than just a few bullet points now lawmakers they can either. or do nothing and run us off the fiscal cliff at the beginning of two thousand and thirteen or they can cancel some or all of the scheduled tax increases and spending cuts and out of the deficit but we know how good...
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education. they write: i agree r agree with some of governor johnson's point but the view of education is backwards. do you want to clarify your education policy? >> guest: well, as governor of new mexico, i was more outspoken than any governor in the country regarding school choice. i really believe that to reform education we need bring competition to public education. that said, what's the best thing that the federal got could do to improve education in this country? well, i maintain it would be to abolish the federal department of education, established in 1979 under jimmy carter, there is anything from 1979 to suggest that the department of education has been value-add? i would argue know. the federal government gives each state 11 cents out of every cool that the state spends but they tell you have to do a, b, c, and d, and here's 11 cents, and when to accomplish a, b, c, and d, it costs 16 cents. so nobody really recognizes it costs money to take federal money. just get the federal depart
education. they write: i agree r agree with some of governor johnson's point but the view of education is backwards. do you want to clarify your education policy? >> guest: well, as governor of new mexico, i was more outspoken than any governor in the country regarding school choice. i really believe that to reform education we need bring competition to public education. that said, what's the best thing that the federal got could do to improve education in this country? well, i maintain...
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they are educating us about the truth of life in north korea. and there have, several books published about life in north korea, and we now have a much better picture what the truth of the existence is there. but the north korea refugees are performing a second equally important function. arguably even more important. they are helping to open up their own information starved homeland. just as the world now knows about north korea. north koreans know far more about the world. this too is thanks to the earths of yort koreas who have escaped. how do they do that? think a minute. any immigrant who goes to a new country, what's the first thing they want to do? he wants to let his family back home know he's okay. and them about his new life. but for north koreas who wants to the do that it's next to impossible up. you can't make a phone call to north korea. you can't an e-mail or text message or facebook. you can't even mail a letter. so the exiles have created a black market in information. they hire chinese couriers to cross the border and deliver m
they are educating us about the truth of life in north korea. and there have, several books published about life in north korea, and we now have a much better picture what the truth of the existence is there. but the north korea refugees are performing a second equally important function. arguably even more important. they are helping to open up their own information starved homeland. just as the world now knows about north korea. north koreans know far more about the world. this too is thanks...
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department of education guidelines are. that is all confusing to people. when can administrators draw the line in the settings? went candidate? some legislators have tried to have an successfully passed legislation in texas and elsewhere to try to get schools to put that model in place, hoping to write students put the microphone and a built-in safeguards and those kinds of people chosen trying to set it up to get the right speech. the idea is kind of ironic. they get their religious speech i would say. so that is one cluster of issues to think about his sword out to people because it's complicated for people to understand where that line is drawn. the other has to do with bible courses but there's a lot of bible courses and know it's really focused on it. and states pass laws to encourage bible courses. but these laws are not changing anything much to whether schools may have bible electives. they can do that before the law. what they are doing is trying to encourage and offer state support for those local districts who want to do these bible courses. the
department of education guidelines are. that is all confusing to people. when can administrators draw the line in the settings? went candidate? some legislators have tried to have an successfully passed legislation in texas and elsewhere to try to get schools to put that model in place, hoping to write students put the microphone and a built-in safeguards and those kinds of people chosen trying to set it up to get the right speech. the idea is kind of ironic. they get their religious speech i...
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and also think you see in education. you are the students are working the hardest, and tend to be the honor students who are working to big differentiation in their success. and a credential that they earn. and what i found at harvard business school, the guys in the middle, i work hard and still in the on going off to play tennis. the guys at the bottom who are at risk of failing, they were working hard going if it does work a little bit harder you could have a big impact on whether i stay or go, and so whenever the payoffs got large, relative to the amount of work, i always observed a very big difference in the amount of work that people were willing to do the risks they were willing to take, crazy risks feeding up to 2000. >> host: i would say i think the business school population particularly likely that calculation. >> guest: but i think what comes to the team sport i think you find a lot of those businesses who are motivated to get rich, very caring a lot of water on the team that really makes those companies succ
and also think you see in education. you are the students are working the hardest, and tend to be the honor students who are working to big differentiation in their success. and a credential that they earn. and what i found at harvard business school, the guys in the middle, i work hard and still in the on going off to play tennis. the guys at the bottom who are at risk of failing, they were working hard going if it does work a little bit harder you could have a big impact on whether i stay or...
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and they each one requires more education. and i just think if we're going it i think america is a huge advantage in the world. because the i think the world is going to be divided going forward between high imagination and enabling countries and low imagination enabling country. rethe highest imagination enabling country in the world. if you have spark of an idea you can go to delta in taiwan they'll design it. they'll get you a cheap chinese manufacture. amazon will gift wrap it for christmas. free lancer get the logo. they are commodities except this. that's no country that does better. the problem with this though, the days will ford will move to your job with 25,000 person factory is over. it's 2500 people and a lot of robots and you know the old joke, the modern factory of the future is two employees, a man and the dog. the man is there to feed the dog and the dog there to keep the man away from the machines. generating 12 million nor jobs maybe it's possible only going to be possible if we once again get everyone starti
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it is not an educational game. this is a game for fun but turns out to be incredibly educational. you basically start with a little island and you've got some crops and little huts and build it up and start trading with other island and get wealthier you build a little town and build a little fleet. you can basically play it as warrior or play it as a merchant. you build up wealth. eventually you have all these objectives but it is incredibly complicated. at a certain point my kids were playing and they wanted to build a cathedral. after you gotten a certain amount of wealth you could build a cathedral. they wanted to achieve this state in the game. but here's what you had to do to be able to build a cathedral. get your population wealthy enough to be able to afford it. you had to have enough stone that you would mine to be able to physically build a can three -- cathedral. you had to have certain spices elites of society would have the spices and support building a cathedral. which means you had to have a big fleet of ships to go get the spices somewhere else. which means you had
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they make different choices starting in education. you see more young men and majoring in math and science and more young women majoring in actually gender studies, literature. fields that are not going to pay as well as math and science. then when they enter the workplace, you see more women going into nonprofit. you see more women working shorter hours and you see more than an investment banks in computer science. there isn't any reason that these two group should be paid the same if they make different choices. a man at a woman in an investment bank though that goldman sachs should be paid the same. they are paid the same and if they are not there are avenues to sue. but that is the big difference. >> what do you think about the white house counsel on women and girls? >> well i think the white house leak has a counsel on men and boys because you can see that young men have lower earnings than young women. if you look at single men and single women in urban areas, then the single men have lower earnings. you can see that there are f
they make different choices starting in education. you see more young men and majoring in math and science and more young women majoring in actually gender studies, literature. fields that are not going to pay as well as math and science. then when they enter the workplace, you see more women going into nonprofit. you see more women working shorter hours and you see more than an investment banks in computer science. there isn't any reason that these two group should be paid the same if they...
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my dad in ninth grade education to a good education changes your life. our students are not competing anymore, just to be with kids from want and in in new york and other states. they are compete with chinese and indians and other emerging economies across the planet. we've got to invest in ourselves. i was astonished knowing the importance of a quality education when my opponent slashed to -- voted to slash progress. he voted to increase the interest payments on student loans. that's how i went to school. that's a thousands and thousands of nevada's, middle income families depend on this. my opponent voted to double. as far as the department of education is concerned, walk you back to the answer, the lincoln county dinner, he very clear he said that's exactly what he would do, eliminate the department of education. it was picked up by the times. heller: is not accurate but that's fine. i'm not surprised that you would continue with the discussion. my opponent in 2010 voted against the education loan program. there are generations of american how did the
my dad in ninth grade education to a good education changes your life. our students are not competing anymore, just to be with kids from want and in in new york and other states. they are compete with chinese and indians and other emerging economies across the planet. we've got to invest in ourselves. i was astonished knowing the importance of a quality education when my opponent slashed to -- voted to slash progress. he voted to increase the interest payments on student loans. that's how i...
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bill and some of the education benefits. one of the things that the legion can help us with as we have just changed into a new fiscal year, and that's with the vrap program or the veterans' retraining assistance program. we, department of veterans affairs, did 45,000 -- or labor -- 5,000 applications approved. there were many in the queue that were waiting. we actually authorized 99,000 total. as of today the numbers that i have there are 63,844 applications of which 50,000 of 'em were approved. so there's still, you know, roughly another 36,000 folks out there that can access these benefits for retraining. so i would like to ask for your help with the legion's help in getting the word out to those individuals. you know, we focus a lot on the younger returning veterans but, obviously, this is focused on 35-60-year-old folks to get them retrained to come into the work force. and so i just bring that to your attention. you had talked about the hire heros act, that was parking par. so we'd like to ask for your assistance with g
bill and some of the education benefits. one of the things that the legion can help us with as we have just changed into a new fiscal year, and that's with the vrap program or the veterans' retraining assistance program. we, department of veterans affairs, did 45,000 -- or labor -- 5,000 applications approved. there were many in the queue that were waiting. we actually authorized 99,000 total. as of today the numbers that i have there are 63,844 applications of which 50,000 of 'em were...
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these are educate people. you know -- >> guest: more education. >> host: the conclusion of your book is there's going to be a middle class in this country. it's going to be a smaller middle class. fewer points of entry to get to the middle class. there's going to be more concentration of wealthy at the top. >> guest: right. glirk you have more poverty at the bottom. this is a different america that you see coming. you see us becoming extremely divided by money. >> guest: right. >> host: and you quote an ibm researcher, i believe it was an ibm researchers. ralph. who says that global trade is good for these big corporation and hedge fund. it's bad for americans. >> guest: right. it's not good for other, you know, we need to be careful because when we talk kind of beat up a corporation we're talking about the global corporations. with the domestic u.s. corporations being hammered because they had none of the benefit that's global companies do. and they are paying a real price for it. >> host: why do they then, t
these are educate people. you know -- >> guest: more education. >> host: the conclusion of your book is there's going to be a middle class in this country. it's going to be a smaller middle class. fewer points of entry to get to the middle class. there's going to be more concentration of wealthy at the top. >> guest: right. glirk you have more poverty at the bottom. this is a different america that you see coming. you see us becoming extremely divided by money. >> guest:...
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i tried to educate myself. did deegan know there was a power struggle. any observer could see it was a more dramatic personality than the ordinary province the. the only one i had taken for the better part of a decade. >> you were a national security adviser in okinawa. and in part of that asking for your comments. >> what i focused on was the agreement by the japanese with respect to a ministry of control and they understood the aspect i focus on with no active involvement that i remember formulate a conclusion. my dearest wish would be china and japan retained a monopoly of concern. that is one where the united states would take a position on sovereignty. i also want to say one paying. a lot of situations are directed to me because i had dramatic experiences. people on my left keep thinking on china alive and to provide literature from which the occasional policymaker can draw -- engage in policy could not have done whatever was done if it were not for a group of dedicated people subject when it was done and who keep studying it but it gets more and mo
i tried to educate myself. did deegan know there was a power struggle. any observer could see it was a more dramatic personality than the ordinary province the. the only one i had taken for the better part of a decade. >> you were a national security adviser in okinawa. and in part of that asking for your comments. >> what i focused on was the agreement by the japanese with respect to a ministry of control and they understood the aspect i focus on with no active involvement that i...
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so in education there is a choice of two futures. education for the narrow elite with the conservative and one nation still system as part of a one nation economy with the next labor government. [applause] to be a one nation economy, we have to make life just that easier for the producers and that much harder for the producers. i think people know what i'm talking about. [applause] the businesses tell me the pressure for the investors can have their own view. they want to plan one year, two years, ten years ahead but have to publish their accounts every three months in line with the wishes of the best of the business. we will end that and the companies can take a long-term productive view for the country. [applause] companies are far more easily bought and sold than in any other country. the hedge funds and the speculators can jump in for a quick profit. they are not acting in the interest of some or the nation. they are just in it. you will change it coming in here is the thing, ladies and gentlemen, i invite the british business in
so in education there is a choice of two futures. education for the narrow elite with the conservative and one nation still system as part of a one nation economy with the next labor government. [applause] to be a one nation economy, we have to make life just that easier for the producers and that much harder for the producers. i think people know what i'm talking about. [applause] the businesses tell me the pressure for the investors can have their own view. they want to plan one year, two...
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plan for the educational system? >> i would say let's abolish [cheers and applause] education is the state's responsibility. only recently have the federal governmengovernmen t got involved. so leave it to the states. choice will make it better. >> i am a sophomore here we're deceived the movement growing in the future? >> i hope so. you are wearing the on americans for liberty t-shirts. [applause] when i was in college it was democrats and college republicans now liberty chapters in many colleges. i hope it does wanting i have learned to it is the fatal conceit to predict the future. who knows? when we come back [ owner ] i need to expand to meet the needs of my growing business. but how am i going to fund it? and i have to find a way to manage my cash flow better. [ female announcer ] our wells fargo bankers are here to listen, offer guidance and provide you with options tailored to your business. we've loaned more money to small businesses than any other bank for ten years running. so come talk to us to see how we
plan for the educational system? >> i would say let's abolish [cheers and applause] education is the state's responsibility. only recently have the federal governmengovernmen t got involved. so leave it to the states. choice will make it better. >> i am a sophomore here we're deceived the movement growing in the future? >> i hope so. you are wearing the on americans for liberty t-shirts. [applause] when i was in college it was democrats and college republicans now liberty...
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the chicago board of education is expected to approve it later this month. the contract ratification officially ends the strike in labor negotiations when began when teachers walked off the job for a week on september 10. >>> major league baseball has its first triple crown winner in 45 years. miguel cabrera finished as the leader in the american league in batting average home runs and rbis. the last time anyone finished at the top of all three categories 1967. cabrera received a standing ovation when he left the field during the detroit tigers game against the royals. >>> our time is 4:38. more clouds, a few showers and some fog expected today. howard is back in two minutes to let us know what the rest of the day and the weekend will be like. >> at 4:42, americans' love affair with netflix continues. >> at 4:50, an experimental treatment is giving children with bubble boy disease some new hope. >> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. stay with us. -to-day basis. anncr: question seven will help. the department of legislative services says quest
the chicago board of education is expected to approve it later this month. the contract ratification officially ends the strike in labor negotiations when began when teachers walked off the job for a week on september 10. >>> major league baseball has its first triple crown winner in 45 years. miguel cabrera finished as the leader in the american league in batting average home runs and rbis. the last time anyone finished at the top of all three categories 1967. cabrera received a...
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today to discuss the state of american education. he will address changes over the last four years and look ahead. see it live at 1 p.m. eastern on our containing network c-span3. >> when nations cheat, and china has cheated, i will finally do something the president has not been willing to do which is called him on the carpet for it and label them a currency manipulator. >> we have brought more trade cases against china in one trumpet the previous administration did in two years. by the way, we've been winning those cases. >> wednesday, president obama and mitt romney meet in the first presidential debate, the news hours jim lehrer moderates from the university of denver. watch it engage with our live debate preview at 7 p.m. eastern followed by t. waste watch the debate at nine. on c-span both candidates on screen the entire debate. on c-span2, the multi-camera version of the debate. and following, your reaction, calls, e-mails and tweets. follow live coverage on c-span, c-span radio and online at c-span.org. >> this is, my fifth b
today to discuss the state of american education. he will address changes over the last four years and look ahead. see it live at 1 p.m. eastern on our containing network c-span3. >> when nations cheat, and china has cheated, i will finally do something the president has not been willing to do which is called him on the carpet for it and label them a currency manipulator. >> we have brought more trade cases against china in one trumpet the previous administration did in two years....
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and further, it isn't quite recognized yet how vitally dependent the country is on a trained and educated team oriented likable fund for the capitol population, young adult population. we haven't quite recognized the deficit we have their. as for the state level i think a lot has happened. we work of the state level and attempt to put together work of kids through consumption properly taken care of and educated and carried from conception to kindergarten. we are finding more and more business people who get the reality. the hour understanding with the situation as they are increasingly ready to take action in this area that supported salles solomon to resolve problems we find the report last march from pre-que to the cost and difficulty through kindergarten provided to 100 kids yields the reduction in special-education alone. so what is -- there is that the state level this understanding to take place and people can act on it and it can be done on a school district level. so in many respects, the power of technology and communications for this enabling people and local levels to act in wa
and further, it isn't quite recognized yet how vitally dependent the country is on a trained and educated team oriented likable fund for the capitol population, young adult population. we haven't quite recognized the deficit we have their. as for the state level i think a lot has happened. we work of the state level and attempt to put together work of kids through consumption properly taken care of and educated and carried from conception to kindergarten. we are finding more and more business...
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chamber, but then fbi you, service employees international union and the national education association, a first-year teachers unions. the three of the top five spending were labor unions and were very disclosed every month. a lot of what labor does is not disclosed at the same way. they have not been visible. idea back between 20,792,011, impacting the political process of the state and local level. it's a lot of money in politics, but a lot of people are talking about were the most money is coming from. this alternative back. >> so american crossroads is very quivery active in the presidential election. if you go in today with $12 million -- >> this is a president obama said the jobless or would be if we pass the stimulus is 5.6%. but this is where the jobless rate actually is. 8.1%. the difference? about 3.7 million jobs. obama spending was $5 trillion deeper in debt and now we have fewer jobs than when he started. but obama promised versus what he delivered. >> american crossers is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> oppose the president. we were talking about how to
chamber, but then fbi you, service employees international union and the national education association, a first-year teachers unions. the three of the top five spending were labor unions and were very disclosed every month. a lot of what labor does is not disclosed at the same way. they have not been visible. idea back between 20,792,011, impacting the political process of the state and local level. it's a lot of money in politics, but a lot of people are talking about were the most money is...
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she worked her way up, only a high-school education. she ended up being vice president of the local bank. she ended up living alone by choice. and the reason she to be independent was because of social security and medicare. she had worked all her life, put in this money, and understood there was a basic guarantee, a floor under which she could not go. that is the perspective i bring when i think about what's called entitlements. the name itself implies some sense of dependency on the part of these folks. these are folks who have worked hard, like my grandmother, and there are millions of people out there counting on this. so my approach is to say, how to strengthen the system over the long term? and in medicare, we did was said, we're going to have to bring down the costs if we're going to deal with our long-term deficits, but to do that, let's look where some of the money is going. $716 billion we were able said from the medicare program by no longer overpaying insurance companies by making sure that we were not overpaying providers.
she worked her way up, only a high-school education. she ended up being vice president of the local bank. she ended up living alone by choice. and the reason she to be independent was because of social security and medicare. she had worked all her life, put in this money, and understood there was a basic guarantee, a floor under which she could not go. that is the perspective i bring when i think about what's called entitlements. the name itself implies some sense of dependency on the part of...
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education may be more complex. just spending money isn't the answer, but the problem is clear. in the 1970s america led the world in the number of college graduates. as of 2009, we're 14th among rich countries. and the jobs of the -- take federal funding for research and development, which is at half the share of gdp that it was in 1960 according to the national science foundation. industrial policy is more controversial, though historically there simply is no question that the u.s. government has provide ared massive support for industries like aircraft, semiconductors and the internet. fracking, by the way, was a technique pioneered with funding and help from the department of energy. let's be clear, though. governor romney has a strong case to make as well. that same world economic forum study that gave us poor marks for infrastructure gives us terrible marks on taxes and regulation. on the burden of government regulation category, the united states ranks 76th with a score of 3.3 on a total scale of 0 to 7. on the extent and effect of taxati taxation, the united states ranks
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governor grandholm wants to do for jobs what she's trying to do for education. her plate launches a competition to fill a critical national need. it would help the public-private partnerships. the fund would come from money america currently spends on economic development. thanks for joining us. >> you bet. thanks for having me on, ali. >> how do you ensure that we undertake projects using private and public money that do create jobs and fix problems as opposed to the accusation that we get from a lot of conservatives that say, these things are just pork. >> first of all, in states it's happening all the time, anyway. every state almost has an economic development agency that has identified that state's strengths, weaknesses and opportunities. a swat analysis, if you will, and they decided to focus on areas of strength inside the state's geographic borders. what i'm suggesting is to put that kind of effort on steroids, n knowing our economic allies, they aren't being that aggressive. how do you make sure it's effective? you want to make sure the government's dol
governor grandholm wants to do for jobs what she's trying to do for education. her plate launches a competition to fill a critical national need. it would help the public-private partnerships. the fund would come from money america currently spends on economic development. thanks for joining us. >> you bet. thanks for having me on, ali. >> how do you ensure that we undertake projects using private and public money that do create jobs and fix problems as opposed to the accusation...
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out of every dollar , every education dollar goes to a teacher -- you're going to love this retirement and health care. meanwhile, the chicago teachers pension fund is paying out more than aillion dollars a year. a billion dollars a year, much more than it's taking in. the issue was not even up for negotiation in that teacher strike. i wonder about that. the mayor has the gall to call the settlement and honest compromise. two problems with that. it was not a compromise. it was already a prepackaged deal, and there was nothing honest about it except the clear intent to screw the illinois taxpayer and potentially the federal taxpayer. illinois is not alone, by the -ay. state's overall, this is lovely. to in the half across the country to in the half trillion dollars in unfunded pension cost two and a half trillion. make no mistake about it, this is a scam being run in states like illinois, california. the question is just how big it shop on the rest of this going to be. what it is, it is a big, big old circ of money. and it goes from democrats, in nearly every instance can't deliver unio
out of every dollar , every education dollar goes to a teacher -- you're going to love this retirement and health care. meanwhile, the chicago teachers pension fund is paying out more than aillion dollars a year. a billion dollars a year, much more than it's taking in. the issue was not even up for negotiation in that teacher strike. i wonder about that. the mayor has the gall to call the settlement and honest compromise. two problems with that. it was not a compromise. it was already a...
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those children the scars, if you like him in the educational personal development for years to come. every time i hear some conservative politician explained why we haven't got the resources to do something about unemployment. another one of these economic downturns of capitalism. i scratch my head because even the most conservative calculation would indicate the cost of not doing something are larger and not to have been undertaken long ago, just as in this case, not to pursue far pushy foreignness, but just as in this case the most stunning thing if you are a normal thinking person, would be to ask yourself, let's see, the last time we had a crisis like this, the last time capitalism's instability took this terrible turn in the 1930s, something very different happened and is happening now. major steps were taken by democratic presidents come and middle of the road are, but suddenly everything changed and he wasn't a big middle of the voter. he suddenly became something else and did a lot of things for the mass of people. none of those are being done now. that is a remarkable differ
those children the scars, if you like him in the educational personal development for years to come. every time i hear some conservative politician explained why we haven't got the resources to do something about unemployment. another one of these economic downturns of capitalism. i scratch my head because even the most conservative calculation would indicate the cost of not doing something are larger and not to have been undertaken long ago, just as in this case, not to pursue far pushy...
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bill and some of the education benefits. one of the things that the legion can help us with as we just change into a new fiscal year, and that's with the the wrapper program, or the veterans returning assistance program. i think we did 45,000, we, the department of veterans affairs, 45,000 or labor, 45,000 applications approved. the were many that were in the queue that were waiting. we actually authorize 99,000 total. as of today the numbers that i have with their 63,844 applications, of which 50,000 of them were approved. so there's still roughly another 36,000 folks out there that can access these benefits for retraining. so i would like to ask for your help with the legion's help in getting the word out to those individuals. we focus a lot on the younger returning veterans, but obviously this is focused on 35-60 year old folks to get them train to get into the workforce. so i just bring that to your attention. you had talked about, about a hires -- tire he was attacked, that was part of its we would like to ask for your
bill and some of the education benefits. one of the things that the legion can help us with as we just change into a new fiscal year, and that's with the the wrapper program, or the veterans returning assistance program. i think we did 45,000, we, the department of veterans affairs, 45,000 or labor, 45,000 applications approved. the were many that were in the queue that were waiting. we actually authorize 99,000 total. as of today the numbers that i have with their 63,844 applications, of which...
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is identify places where the elected representative has gone too far from his constituency, and then educate the electorate about how the elected representative is sideways with the public opinion and the people. so you take that crossroads add, we're running it in all the states talk about the president has had this tennis program. testing this thing was wildly unpopular, and all the ads is hold the president or another elected official to account for what they did. it can't change public opinion about the stimulus legislation that we can identify places where an elected representative went sideways and let people know about. i don't know that i agree with the question that is necessary to bed. i think it brings to light a lot of things. >> i think on the accountability product, i think there should be full disclosure. i think if you allow that to float to the candidates it would allow challenges, other funding candidates and if you which is just wave a wand, if you're to get rid of limits and allow people to eventually contribute as much as they want as long as it's disclosed to the press
is identify places where the elected representative has gone too far from his constituency, and then educate the electorate about how the elected representative is sideways with the public opinion and the people. so you take that crossroads add, we're running it in all the states talk about the president has had this tennis program. testing this thing was wildly unpopular, and all the ads is hold the president or another elected official to account for what they did. it can't change public...
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while the government provides a free vocational education. almost two-thirds of germany's young people take part in apprenticeships. >> it ranges from hair dresser training to running a nuclear power plant. >> siemens peter soenson says his company is training around 10,000 apprentices in germany. there's a hefty price tag for each training. over $120,000. that's a major investment. >> it is. >> and you think you get a return on it. >> we know we do. >> and other companies in germany do similar things? >> this is not forced upon us. we believe it's a good business model. i think that germany's success as an exporting company is based on this skill. >> germany's success has been nothing short of remarkable. once known as the sick man of europe, the company enacted reforms, cut costs and went through a painful restructuring. unemployment peaked at over 11%, much higher than the eurozone and the united states, but the changes have made germany much more competitive. manufacturing exports started soaring and during the global recession, unemploym
while the government provides a free vocational education. almost two-thirds of germany's young people take part in apprenticeships. >> it ranges from hair dresser training to running a nuclear power plant. >> siemens peter soenson says his company is training around 10,000 apprentices in germany. there's a hefty price tag for each training. over $120,000. that's a major investment. >> it is. >> and you think you get a return on it. >> we know we do. >> and...
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and the jobs of the future will all require more education than in the past. or take federal funding for research and development, which is at half the share of gdp that it was in 1960, according to the national science foundation. industry policy is more controversial, though historically, there is no question that the u.s. government has provided massive support for industries like aircraft, semiconductors and the internet. fracking, by the way, was a technique pioneered with funding and help by the department of energy. let's be clear though, governor romney has a case to make as well. we get terrible marks on taxes and regulation. on the burden of government regulation the united states ranks 76th, with a score of 3.3 on a total scale of from zero to seven, on the extent and effect of taxation you can the united states ranks 69th out of 144 countries on total tax rate, percentage of profit, the united states came in 103rd out of 144. now the truth is that overall, the u.s. economy remains highly competitive the world economic forums report ranks the u.s. o
and the jobs of the future will all require more education than in the past. or take federal funding for research and development, which is at half the share of gdp that it was in 1960, according to the national science foundation. industry policy is more controversial, though historically, there is no question that the u.s. government has provided massive support for industries like aircraft, semiconductors and the internet. fracking, by the way, was a technique pioneered with funding and help...
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in favor of education committee hearings. >> i think we should force the hearings with the education committee. at the same time ask them to appear in front of us. we can start going over the list. >> there refused to a knowledge a school closing plan. high- ranking administrators told them that 80-120 underperforming or underutilized schools could closed. the resolution comes the same week teachers approved a four year $300 million deal. school closings at a retail. this will be the next big fight. >> and is on their hands. it is certainly not on our spirit if they would like to listen to us and make the community and the people who actually work in the schools a part of the process they might actually have a little bit more success. >> they say the public has a right to transparency. >> by having it transparent process of how they're going to close the school and how much money they're going to say if comic gives us a fiscal responsibility. >> a spokesperson released a statement that says we actively engage our aldermen on issues that impact families in the community. we have met m
in favor of education committee hearings. >> i think we should force the hearings with the education committee. at the same time ask them to appear in front of us. we can start going over the list. >> there refused to a knowledge a school closing plan. high- ranking administrators told them that 80-120 underperforming or underutilized schools could closed. the resolution comes the same week teachers approved a four year $300 million deal. school closings at a retail. this will be...
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let seniors and the best way to prevent crime is by education. cases like these can grow exponentially, especially if thieves are successful, it spreads. and the only way to stop that is to let folks know individually and by a group. we have been doing a lot of elder abuse, financial abuse education starting in may for elder abuse awareness month. we were in the tenderloin and did a forum on elder abuse at the self help for the elderly's downtown senior center. we did a merchant walk and self-help in a subforum in chinatown. we have worked with groups like asian pacific islander, adult protective services, cameron house, adult protective services, sf safe and another group, asian-american community center and the police department to help seniors understand don't give over your jewelry or your money, it is not a good idea. we have had four forums, the first in may in chinatown; we had a second in chinatown; a third in the outer sunset and yesterday visitation vaolly. -- valley. every one have been jammed packed. we estimate we have educated over
let seniors and the best way to prevent crime is by education. cases like these can grow exponentially, especially if thieves are successful, it spreads. and the only way to stop that is to let folks know individually and by a group. we have been doing a lot of elder abuse, financial abuse education starting in may for elder abuse awareness month. we were in the tenderloin and did a forum on elder abuse at the self help for the elderly's downtown senior center. we did a merchant walk and...